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Which of the following accurately describes the acidic nature of Orthoboric acid ($H_3BO_3$) in aqueous solution?

Answer: C

💡 Solution & Explanation

Orthoboric acid is not a proton donor (not an Arrhenius acid). Instead, it acts as a weak monobasic Lewis acid by accepting a lone pair from the $OH^-$ of water, which releases an $H^+$ ion into the solution.

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